Dr. Brendler tops Red Smith

Dr. Brendler tops Red Smith

Grade 2 hero DR. BRENDLER (Distant View) has been assigned the

highweight of 120 pounds in Saturday's $150,000 Red Smith H. (G2)

and will be making only his second start of the year in the 1

3/8-mile turf test. The Graham Motion-trained six-year-old didn't

make his 2004 bow until October 15, when he ran second by a neck

in a Keeneland allowance, and will have jockey Jose Santos in the

saddle for the first time.

EVENING ATTIRE (Black Tie Affair [Ire]) captured the 2002

edition of the Red Smith (G3) by an easy eight lengths when it

came off the turf, and the Grade 1 winner is more proven on the

main track than the grass. The gray veteran will be seeking his

first turf score on Saturday, but he does come off an encouraging

runner-up performance in the grassy Knickerbocker H. (G2) over

the Aqueduct course last out. He'll only have to tote 116 pounds

under Jose Espinoza.

The complete field for the Red Smith, with jockeys and

imposts, is Evening Attire; ROCHESTER (Green Dancer), Cornelio

Velasquez, 116; CERTIFIABLY CRAZY (Fit to Fight), Pablo Fragoso,

112; DREADNAUGHT (Lac Ouimet), Jean-Luc Samyn, 115; SECOND

PERFORMANCE (Theatrical [Ire]), Norberto Arroyo Jr., 110;

NAVESINK RIVER (Unbridled), Jamie Spencer, 108; IRISH COLONIAL

(Colonial Affair), Shaun Bridgmohan, 115; ALOST (Fr) (Highest

Honor [Fr]), Tony Farina, 116; QUIET RULER (Woodman), Julian

Pimentel, 112; SAILAWAY (Our Emblem), Aaron Gryder, 114; and Dr.

Brendler.

ZAKOCITY (Precocity) and KISSIN SAINT (Kissin Kris) are both

on the also-eligibles list as main-track only contestants. The

former will have to carry 120 pounds, the latter has been

assigned 121.